Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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Last updated 26. March, 2020

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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hulikalensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:668. Megascolex spec. Inc. Sed. - Stephenson 1923:290
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bivaginata Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Lampito mauritii - Stephenson 1923:258
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica ceylonica Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:246. Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica Horst 1885 Midden Sumatra 4(12):4 Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangyeoli Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):271. Amynthas carnosus - Shen et al 2003: 484
Megascolecidae Amynthas gracilis insularum Blakemore 2013 J spec Res 2(1):28 Amynthas gracilis NIBR-IV0000251309 Shen 2018:331 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus roki Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):129 Amynthas monstriferus NIBR-IV0000261264 Shen 2018:330 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima tschiliensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(2):13. Metaphire tschiliensis - Shen 2018:327 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus naribunji Blakemore 2013 J Species Res 2:101 Amynthas carnosus naribunji NIBRIV261262 Shen 2018, subspecies inquirenda PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas asiaticus Michaelsen 1900 Ann.Mus.St.-Peterbg.5:224. Amynthas asiaticus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas proasacceus Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 282. Amynthas proasacceus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire remanens Jin et al. 2022 Diversity 14(275):12 Metaphire remanens P1CJHUSH190521800 N5-04A not available (fails to meet ICZN 8.5.3) PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparvula Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Metaphire parvula - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Ohfuchi, 1956
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparva Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas parvus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Chen & Zhifang, 1977
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Pheretima medicampestris Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas corticis - nom. nov. pro. Ph. casmpestris Lee, 1952
Megascolecidae Pheretima palarva Blakemore 2003 ODE 3(S11): 8 Amynthas micronarius? - nom. nov. pro Pheretima parvula Ishizuka et al., 2000 (Blakemore 2010)
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Amynthas zhuya Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):117 Amynthas zhuya - nom. nov pro A. montanus Qiu & Sun, 2012
Megascolecidae Pheretima thaii Nguyen 2011 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 33(1):26 Metaphire baii ZBDCT-EWh031 nom nov Blakemore 2016
Megascolecidae Pheretima saigonensis Omodeo 1956 Mem.Mus.Civ.St.Nat.Verona 5:327. Metaphire bahli - Nguyen et al. 2021 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima ghilarovi Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):826. Amynthas ghilarovi Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi munglongana Thai & Tran 1986 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 8(4):9 Amynthas munglonganus Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima touranensis Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:499. Polypheretima touranensis MHNP A730 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima plumatomusculata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):829. Planapheretima plumatomusculata - Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima colonensis Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:1. Polypheretima colonensis SORC-HV.222 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima grandisetosa Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:3. Polypheretima grandisetosa SORC-HV.223 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima kyhaenensis Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:4. Polypheretima kyhaenensis SORC-HV.224 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima spiridonovi Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:3. Polypheretima spiridonovi SORC-HV.226 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima tani Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:4. Metapheretima tani SORC-HV.227 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima rarusa Thai, Tran Bai 1997 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 19/3/ Thang 9 1997:1. Planapheretima rarusa SORC-V.202 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima tiencanhensis Pham 1995 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 17(1) Metapheretima tiencanhensis SORC-HV.228 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima parataprobanae Thai & Nguyen 1993 ? Polypheretima parataprobanae SORC-HV.225 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1325. Amynthas dangi - Nguyen et al 2016: 2 PDF
Megascolecidae Notoscolex unipapillatus Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.83:402. megascolides unipapillatus - Michaelsen 1916
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Notoscolex reptans Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.83:400. Megascolides reptans - Michaelsen 1907
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ceylonica Beddard 1886 Ann.Nat.Hist.17:89. Megascolex ceylonicus - Michaelsen 1900:228
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coerulea Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta armata Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:216. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta salettensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta shakespeari Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:254. Celeriella antarctica - Lee 1962
Megascolecidae Perionyx shyamasreetus Ghosh, Hasan & Mandal 2018 J Appl Zool Res 29: 158 Perionyx shyamasreetus ZSI 5724/1 juvenile, Taxon inquirendum PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta canaliculata Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:391. Terrisswalkerius canaliculatua - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta attenuata Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1552. Anisochaeta attenuata - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fielderi Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:19. Trichaeta fielderi - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta frosti Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:20. Trichaeta frosti - Jamieson 2000
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